High average fares help AirAsia India trim June quarter loss to ₹15 cr
The airline — a joint venture between Tatas and Malaysia's AirAsia Berhad — had a loss before tax of ₹61.82 cr in year-ago periodDuring the June 2019 quarter, average fare and unit passenger revenue rose by 8% and 7%, respectively
New Delhi: Low-cost carrier AirAsia India's loss before tax narrowed to ₹15.1 crore in the three months to June, mainly on the back of higher average fare and increase in passenger numbers.
The airline -- a joint venture between Tatas and Malaysia's AirAsia Berhad -- had a loss before tax of ₹61.82 crore in the year-ago period.
In a recent filing to the Malaysian stock exchange, AirAsia Berhad said that AirAsia India recorded a total revenue of ₹904.74 crore in the latest June quarter.
The revenue is around 39 per cent higher than the amount registered during the same period a year ago.
"Loss before tax narrows to ₹151.1 million compared to ₹618.2 million in 2Q18 mainly attributable to the higher average fare, load factors and number of passengers carried," the filing said.
During the June 2019 quarter, average fare and unit passenger revenue rose by 8 per cent and 7 per cent, respectively.
"The group recorded a net profit of RM46.8 million for the quarter under review, a decrease of 54 per cent against the net profit of RM101.6 million in the immediately preceding quarter ended 31 March, 2019 mainly due to the recognition of the past share of associate losses of AirAsia India," the filing said.
In the three months ended June 2019, the airline carried more than 22.86 lakh passengers.
At the end of June this year, the carrier had 21 planes in its fleet.
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